A. The one word I would consider to be the most important word in this piece is “impact”.
a. One sentence summary: In the piece “Young Writers: The People and Purposes That Influence Their Literacy” author Jane Hanson explores the way that parental, educator, and peer interactions impact young children on their journey towards becoming writers.
B. Interpretation: In this piece, author Jane Hanson explores the learning process of young writers. Focusing in on the classroom, Hanson uses first hand experience and examples from individual students to show how young writers grow in learning sounds, letters, and punctuation. Hanson highlights the major impact that educators and parents have on the young developing writer. In this piece, the classroom is shown to be a writer’s workshop, a coffee shop open-mic, and a place where students learn discipline, writing techniques, and confidence in their own capabilities. I believe the main point the writer intends to get across is that children start becoming writers even before they can hold a pencil, and that the classroom is a space of infinite possibilities when it comes to shaping the students as writers. The role of the teacher is very important and is not to be taken lightly. To help students on their path to becoming empowered writers, teachers must be organized, diligent, and patient.
C. Question one: How, as a teacher or parent, do you go about correcting bad experiences that students have had during their writing journey? Question two: What are some key things teachers of older students (middle school and high school) can do to foster excitement in students who have always had a “boring” view of writing?
D. I could use this information…. A.) by implementing a writing workshop in my own classroom and, by making it a bit more age appropriate, use some of these techniques to ensure my students are getting the most out of their writing experience. B) asking my students what past experiences they have had with writing, and understand more clearly why they are where they are with their own writing experiences
B. Interpretation: In this piece, author Jane Hanson explores the learning process of young writers. Focusing in on the classroom, Hanson uses first hand experience and examples from individual students to show how young writers grow in learning sounds, letters, and punctuation. Hanson highlights the major impact that educators and parents have on the young developing writer. In this piece, the classroom is shown to be a writer’s workshop, a coffee shop open-mic, and a place where students learn discipline, writing techniques, and confidence in their own capabilities. I believe the main point the writer intends to get across is that children start becoming writers even before they can hold a pencil, and that the classroom is a space of infinite possibilities when it comes to shaping the students as writers. The role of the teacher is very important and is not to be taken lightly. To help students on their path to becoming empowered writers, teachers must be organized, diligent, and patient.
C. Question one: How, as a teacher or parent, do you go about correcting bad experiences that students have had during their writing journey? Question two: What are some key things teachers of older students (middle school and high school) can do to foster excitement in students who have always had a “boring” view of writing?
D. I could use this information…. A.) by implementing a writing workshop in my own classroom and, by making it a bit more age appropriate, use some of these techniques to ensure my students are getting the most out of their writing experience. B) asking my students what past experiences they have had with writing, and understand more clearly why they are where they are with their own writing experiences